This paper looks at the latest case law on the use that can be made of Parliamentary materials in litigation. Download paper
The number and diversity of public law cases is now such that a review of the year can only hope to cover a small sample of these. The selection of cases we look at (from September 2016 to August 2017) necessarily reflects our personal choices, and no doubt, there are many others that could have
This judicial review in the Administrative Court concerns the unlawful removal of the Claimant AT following the unlawful refusal by the Secretary of State for the Home Department (SSHD) to accept his article 8 further submissions as a fresh claim. The SSHD’s decision was procedurally unfair because AT was detained and unrepresented and the SSHD
The opening address to the PLP annual Judicial Review Trends and Forecasts conference on October 17, 2017. Lord Neuberger’s extraordinarily rich talk enters the topic via The Handmaid’s Tale, and proceeds to take in everything from executive power to judicial diversity and public legal education. Do stay for the Q and A at the end!
“Exit day” is a hugely important term in the EU (Withdrawal) Bill. It determines how long Ministers can exercise their delegated powers for and it sets the date when a snapshot of EU law is taken and retained in domestic law. This is a very short briefing for MPs setting out why “Exit day’ is
Leaving the EU need not – and should not – result in ordinary people in the UK losing existing rights. Yet if this Bill were to pass un-amended, that would be the inevitable result. That is why Liberty, Amnesty International UK, the Public Law Project and JUSTICE have come together to urge MPs to support
PLP is providing extracts from a parliamentary briefing on the EU (Withdrawal) Bill to help more people understand the public law issues arising from the Bill. We have produced social media ‘cards’ that people can share with ‘headline’ issues. These link to the more detailed extracts below.
Ahead of the Second Reading of the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill on Thursday 07th September , PLP has prepared a briefing paper for Members highlighting our key concerns with the Bill.
The Counsel General talks to The Wales Bill , Brexit , Article 50 , the Miller Judgment and the Sewell Convention. This was recorded at the PLP Wales conferecne on 27 April 2017.
Under the Freedom of Information Act , PLP , acting on behalf of a concerned individual , has obtained information from the Home Office which reveals that a visit by its officials to Eritrea in December 2014 was made in order to discuss reducing Eritrean migration to the UK.
Following widespread concern about the key performance indicators used to monitor performance of the DWP’s Mandatory Reconsideration procedure , PLP has written to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions to express its concern and request clarification.
This is PLP’s response to the Ministry of Justice’s consultation on proposed changes to financial eligibility for legal aid for Universal Credit claimants.